THE MARTIN COUNTY BOARD WITNESSED THE SWEARING IN OF NEWLY ELECTED BOARD MEMBERS AND OTHER COUNTY OFFICIALS AT THE FIRST MEETING OF THE YEAR ON WEDNESDAY. ELLIOT BELGARD WAS ELECTED CHAIR FOR 2013 AND DAN SCHMIDTKE AS VICE CHAIR. THIS CAME AFTER COMMISSIONERS BELGARD ,STEVE DONNELLY AND NEWCOMER STEVE FLOHRS WERE SWORN IN BY MARTIN COUNTY DISTRICT COURT JUDGE ROBERT WALKER AS THE FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS. THE THREE WERE ELECTED AS COMMISSIONERS IN THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.

REAPPOINTED COUNTRY ASSESSOR AND NEWLY ELECTED MARTIN SOIL AND WATER CONSERVATION BOARD DISTRICT SUPERVISOR JUDY BECKMANN WERE ALSO SWORN IN AT WEDNESDAY'S MEETING.